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JAMES H. FOOTE, OF PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

Laim Patent N0. 76,068, aan Mme 31, 186s.

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Be it known that I, JAMES H. Foo'rn, tinner, et" Pittsfield, inthe county of Berkshire, and State of Massachusetts, have made and invented a new and useful Slate-Pencil Case; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the lannexed drawings, making a part ofthis specification, in whichi Figure 1 is a perspective'view of the case and face-lid. v

Figure 2, a plan or elevation'of the face-lid.

Figure 3, a plan of the case as cutbefore being bent.

Figure 4, an edge elevation of thespring.

Figure 5, a side elevation of the spring. i

Figure 6, a perspective'sectional view of the mortise-bo'x and a portion vof the frame.

Figure 7, a longitudinal section of the case and a portion of the frame, and

Figure 8, an isometric projection of a slate and frame with the pencil-case attached.

The object of my invention, which relates to a slate-pencil case, designed for school children and others who have occasion to make use of a slate and pencil, is to furnish a safe, cheap, andconvenicnt place of' deposit for-the pencil when not in use.

The nature or;principle of my invention consists in forming a mortise-box in the edge of either end oriside of a slate-frame, and providing a short case, open at each end, which'case is connected with the frame, and held in the mortise-box by a spring, in such a manner that either ond of such case may be opened or drawn out of the mortise-box, and the pencil put in or taken out, when, by means ofthe spring, the case Vis again drawn back into the box and safely closed. I

In carrying out my invention, I form a mortise or box, 6, in the frame a, and make Suchbox from four to sir inches in length by onefourth to one-half inch in width, andorre-half to three-fourths of an inch in depth. I also make four small holes through the framed, wherein I place the four wooden pins 1,2, 3, and 4, arranged with reference to eachother and Vto the mortise-box b, as seen in figs, 6, 7, and 8, the use of th'e pins being to retain the spring and case properlyin Vthe box b. And further, I construct and provide a case, 0, irst, hy cutting and punching a sheet of tin or other metal, essentially as seen in g. 3, then, by bending and soldering orotherwisc attaching the same to the face-lid cl, which I also make of tin or other sheet metal, by cutting and punching the saine essentially as seen in fig. 2. And further, Iprovide a spring, e, of' steel or other elastic material, which I make of the general form seen in figs. 4 and 5, that is to say, circular,`with a short curve/at each end, and Vthis. spring e, I pass through the case c, beneath the bar formed on the back side of such case by the lapping of the points, as seen in figs. l and 3. l

lhus'arranged, I place the spring and casein the box b, andpnss a small pin or wire through the holesseen at either end of the face-lid cZ 'and case c, whereby the ends of `spring e arc borne backward, beyond the holes, in which are placed pins 1 and 4, on which pins the short curved ends of spring e catch, holding the case c in box Z1, and pressing the face-lid eZ snugly against the edge of the slate-frameia, as seen in gs. 7 and 8. I-then insert pins 2 and 3, which passi4 throughv the slots or openings in the sides of case c, as seen in fig. 7, the object of pins 2 and 3 being to prevent the pulling ont ot' the case beyond a given distance, and thus overstraining the spring e.

I prefer to make the face-lid cl slightly wider than the thickness of the frame a, which is for convenience in opening the case,by seizing such lid between the thumb and finger.

Y It is to bc observed that, by making the case open at each end, and by the peculiar form and arrangementet'v the springe, I am enabled te-put in or take out the pencilf at eitherend of such case, according to convenience or pleasure, it being necessary simply to draw out one end of` thc case and let the pencil slide in or out, as desired. I i

Having thusdcscribe'd the nature and construction oi' my invention, what I claim as new, and for which I desire to secure Letters Patent, isu The case c, in combination with the double-acting spring e and niortised frame a, substantially as described and for thepurposc specified.

Witnesses:

L. DI.A Gimwnnx., A. B. BUELL,

JAMES H. FOOTE 

